---
title: Link Shopify metaobjects in the same import
date: 2026-11-04
description: Metaobject reference fields can now point at entries and products created later in the same import, so you need only one import.
tags: ["Metaobjects","Imports"]
categories: ["Changelog"]
url: https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/2026-11-04-link-shopify-metaobjects-in-the-same-import/
---
Metaobject entries can now reference something that the same import creates later, so you no longer need a second import to set the link.

### What's New

- **Import Generated Metaobjects** - a new step writes reference fields that couldn't resolve on their row (see [Generated Metaobjects](https://support.getaltera.com/en/articles/11490234-metaobject-fields#generated-metaobjects)).
- **Plain handles** - metaobject and mixed reference fields accept an entry handle alone, such as `question-1` (see [Value](https://support.getaltera.com/en/articles/11490234-metaobject-fields#general-value)).

### Improvements

- **Generated metaobjects tab** - the job page shows the outcome of each entry that the new step writes.
- **Results files** - Excel results get a `Generated Metaobjects` sheet, and zip results get a `Generated Metaobjects.csv` file.

### Heads-up

- **CSV results** - a CSV import with generated entries now returns a zip file with the results CSV and `Generated Metaobjects.csv`.
- **Existing values** - a single reference field keeps its current value when the new target isn't found, and the row shows a warning (see [MFLD003](https://support.getaltera.com/en/articles/17229125-metafield-and-translation-error-codes#MFLD003)).